Epermenia pimpinella

Epermenia pimpinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Epermenia
Species: E. pimpinella
Binomial name
Epermenia pimpinella
Murtfeldt, 1900

Epermenia pimpinella is a moth in the Epermeniidae family. It was described by Murtfeldt in 1900.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from South Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Arkansas and Oklahoma.[2][3]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings range from dark slate-grey to brownish, with an intermingling of dingy white scales and with a generally smudged appearance with purplish reflections. There are three rounded dorsal tufts overlying a fine paler fringe. The hindwings are narrowly lanceolate, with long fine silky fringes.[4]

The larvae feed on Cryptotaenia, Taenidia and Zizia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a full-depth blotch. The black granular frass is deposited within the mine. Larvae are have a deep brownish yellow body and a brownish-orange head.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  2. ↑ Gaedike, R., 2008: New species and records of the Nearctic Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 151: 57-64. Full article: .
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ↑ The Canadian Entomologist, v.32, p.162
  5. ↑ microleps.org


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